List of largest fires of the 21st century - Wikipedia
This is a list of the largest fires of the 21st century. Rank. Name. Country. Area burned (ha) Deaths. Ref. 1. 2023–2024 Australian bushfire season.
Top 13 Largest Wildfires in History - Earth.Org
Jul 31, 2024 · Here is a list of the top 12 largest wildfires in history and the damage they caused to biodiversity, ecosystems, and urban settlements. — Top 13 Largest Wildfires in History 1. 2003 Siberian Taiga Fires (Russia) – 55 Million Acres
Largest forest wildfire (single fire) - Guinness World Records
The most likely largest single forest fire in recorded history is between two contenders. The Chinchaga Fire started in logging slash in British Columbia, Canada, on 1 June 1950 that grew out of control and ended five months later on 31 October in Alberta; in that time, it burned approximately 1.2 million hectares (3 million acres) of boreal ...
Largest Brush and Forest Fires In Recorded History
Mar 15, 2018 · In 2003, this remote area of Siberia was the site of the largest forest fire of all times in terms of acres burned. Forest fires, sometimes called bush fires or brush fires, are usually catastrophic in nature, with the ability to burn acres and acres of everything in their path.
What's the longest-burning fire in the world? - Live Science
Mar 14, 2022 · In eastern Australia, these three components have been going strong since prehistoric times, leading to the longest-lasting known fire in the world: a scorcher that has burned beneath Mount...
Largest Wildfires In The World - WorldAtlas
Apr 25, 2017 · The International Disaster Database (EM-DAT) has presented a list of wildfires across the world as of 2015 that led to the most fatalities. The list includes major forest, brush or wildfires that killed the most people between 1900 and 2015.
The World's Largest Bonfire: This Norwegian Town Broke the …
Jan 3, 2023 · In 2022, the title of the world’s largest bonfire was awarded to the Craigyhill bonfire in the town of Larne in Northern Ireland. The fire was part of a traditional Loyalist event known as Eleventh Night. It measured 202 feet. While fun and spectacular, bonfires can …
10 Largest Wildfires in U.S. History - WFCA
Dec 13, 2022 · Fire #1: 1825 Miramichi Fire. Date: 1825. Location: Maine. Acres Burned: 3,000,000 acres. Deaths: 160 people. The biggest wildfire in recorded US history is the 1825 Miramichi Fire. It blazed through an estimated 3,000,000 million acres …
Fire - NASA Earth Observatory
The fire maps show the locations of actively burning fires around the world on a monthly basis, based on observations from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA's Terra satellite. The colors are based on a count of the number (not size) of fires observed within a 1,000-square-kilometer area.
World’s Largest Working Fire Hydrant: Beaumont's Giant Fire …
May 19, 2022 · BEAUMONT, Texas, United States--Planted right outside of the Fire Museum of Texas in downtown Beaumont, Texas, United States, a 24-foot-tall white and black-spotted fire hydrant (also known as the "Dalmatian fire hydrant") which stands 24 feet tall, weighs 4,500 pounds, and can blast 1,500 gallons of water a minute, sets the world record for ...